"Master Dong, how are you?"
The sudden sound reached his ears, making Dong Shang come back to his senses.
He turned to look at Sun Ce who was sitting on the throne with a smile, and said calmly while holding his hands.
"Since Dong Shang has been defeated, I naturally dare not mention the marriage again."
"But the alliance is of great benefit to both families. Now Cao Cao is determined to annex Xuzhou. This is the best time for our two families to join forces to destroy Wei. Please consider it carefully, your Majesty."
Everyone on both sides fell silent for a moment and turned to look at Sun Ce. Everyone was waiting for Sun Ce to express his attitude.
"Divide the world equally..."
Sun Ce raised the wine glass to his mouth and drank, sighing as if he couldn't let go.
"Qin Guo's proposal is indeed very tempting, and it makes me very excited. But..."
"The State of Chu has just finished its attack on the mountain rebels, and suffered heavy casualties. Last night I went to the wounded camp to comfort the soldiers, and I saw broken limbs and mourning everywhere, which made people cry. I feel so sad that I can only live up to the kindness of the State of Qin."
"I'd like to trouble you, young master, to go back and tell the King of Qin that the Chu State just wants to rest and recuperate in a corner, but it really doesn't have the ability to compete with the powerful Wei anymore."
Just lie!
50,000 Chu troops broke through the mountains and rivers. Who didn't know about Jianye City? After this battle, the Chu State's military strength not only did not weaken, but also improved, and the hidden dangers of Shanyue were solved.
Dong Shang was so angry that Sun Ce was telling lies with his eyes open, but he also knew that arguing with Sun Ce on this point would be completely useless.
Sun Ce was just telling him that Chu refused to ally with Qin.
Dong Shang didn't understand why Sun Ce was dissatisfied with such a huge benefit when Qin proposed to share the world equally with Chu when the six kingdoms were coexisting, so he refused. But he knew that he had to find a bargaining chip other than interests to persuade Sun Ce.
Taking a few steps forward, Dong Shang suppressed the anxiety in his heart and continued.
"Why do you need to bully me, Your Majesty?"
"In fact, the murder of Jiangdong and the assassination of me a few days ago were all secretly manipulated by the Wei State to instigate relations between the Qin and Chu families. The Wei State is ambitious and aims at the world. If the Wei State destroys Xu Han, sooner or later, its troops will point to Jiangdong. It’s a fertile land. Is your Majesty just going to give in and watch Cao Wei become powerful?”
When Sun Ce mentioned the enmity between Chu and Wei, he immediately gritted his teeth.
"I have known this for a long time, and I will never let Cao Cao go... However, our army is indeed unable to go to war with Wei now."
Seeing that after Sun Ce said a word, he suddenly mentioned the old tune again, Jia Xu's eyes narrowed, he stood up and bowed his hands and said.
"Your Majesty only knows about Jiangdong's hatred, but he probably doesn't know that Cao Cao is also your father-killing enemy, right?"
A conversation that was unexpected and exceeded everyone’s expectations.
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but cast their eyes on the man in green who was speaking.
Everyone knows that it was Liu Biao who killed Sun Jian. When Sun Ce conquered Jingzhou, he wanted to avenge his father. How could he become Cao Cao now?
Although it sounds absurd and unruly, everyone here is an extraordinary person. Naturally, they know that the Qin envoy who dared to say these words in the Chu Palace was either crazy or well-intentioned.
Everyone couldn't help but frown, feeling slightly uneasy. Even Zhou Yu felt that things were a little out of control. He and Ji Shu advocated receiving Qin envoys not really to form an alliance with them.
The atmosphere in the hall became sinister. Sun Ce seemed to have turned into a tiger waking up from a deep sleep. His eyes were fixed on Jia Xu motionlessly.
"It's Mr. Jia Xu, right? I wonder why Mr. Jia Xu said this?"
They were a pair of hungry, ferocious eyes, as if they would be devoured by the ferocious beast in front of them if they were not careful.
He knew clearly that the Chu State would not easily enmity with the Qin State at this time, and that the King of Chu would not easily commit the bad reputation of killing an envoy because of his reputation. However, the shadow of death so easily shrouded his reason, making Jia Xu broke into a cold sweat.
"Back then, the jade seal of the Han Dynasty disappeared after the Shi Changshi Rebellion. Our lord occupied the capital for so long without finding the jade seal, but as soon as the allied forces of the princes conquered Luoyang, Sun Hou found it!"
"Have you never found it strange, Your Majesty?"
What's so strange about this? How could Dong Zhuo, a traitor and traitor, deserve to enjoy such a sacred object as a jade seal? It was destiny for Marquis Sun to find the Jade Seal!
This is what the Jiangdong generals thought back then.
A small box, a small piece of beautiful jade, carries the weight of the "national" destiny. It was called "Jade Seal", pronounced "God's Will", and everyone was dazzled by this huge surprise.
The only one who noticed the abnormality was probably the young Sun Quan.
Many things will be gradually forgotten over time, but some things will be engraved in the bones, and the scar will not disappear even if it is forgotten.
The once passionate young man who only knew how to gallop on the battlefield is now the King of Chu who is used to intrigues and intrigues. At this moment, he finally saw the knife that he had hidden back then.
Sun Ce gritted his teeth and his eyes trembled.
"Go on."
Ignored! Rather than settling old accounts, what is more important is how it develops in the future. At that time, Sun Ce only had one Lujiang City and 3,000 Tiger Roaring Camps left. Zhou Yu had no time to think about these.
Now is not the time! Can't listen any more! Zhou Yu wanted to interrupt Jia Xu, but couldn't.
"Actually, the jade seal was hidden secretly by my lord. As for the reason, I think you all know the reason. But then the eighteen princes came in force, and my lord was forced to move the capital. Cao Cao led his troops to pursue him, but although he did not recover Emperor Xian, But he took away the jade seal."
Sun Ce asked Jia Xu with squinted eyes and a dark face.
"Then why didn't Dong Zhuo expose Cao Cao's villainy earlier? Wouldn't that make the princes even more confused?"
Although Sun Ce's tone was still sinister, Jia Xu already felt relaxed at this time, and he talked eloquently.
"Your Majesty, you are joking. At that time, the Han Dynasty was still powerful. If you tell these secrets, wouldn't it cause people all over the world to criticize you? If Cao Cao didn't tell me, how could my lord be asking for trouble? Besides, the world is ignorant, even if my lord tells the truth Put it in front of us, do you think people in the world will believe Cao Cao or Dong Zhuo?"
Sun Ce remained silent, and Jia Xu continued.
"Who would have thought that after the death of Marquis Sun, the king was trapped in the Lujiang River with less than three thousand soldiers. He would not be able to defeat Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han, but now he has conquered a huge Chu Kingdom."
"Your Majesty, Mingjian, although my lord had some grievances with Sun Hou back then, there was no deep enmity. Cao Wei is our common enemy, and the Qin and Chu families should advance and retreat together."
"Lord, these are just Jia Xu's one-sided words and should not be taken lightly."
"The State of Qin also preserves a blank imperial edict stamped with a jade seal, which can be sent to the king for inspection."
As soon as Huang Zhong finished speaking, Jia Xu produced another piece of evidence.
Sun Ce looked at the floor in a daze as if he was possessed, and said slowly.
"You guys should go back first, I want to be alone for a while."
"Lord!"
Zhao Yun, Zhang Hong and others stood up one after another and tried to persuade them.
"Go back. I didn't say I agreed to form an alliance. Let me be alone for a while."
Everyone had no choice but to leave the hall together with the Qin envoys.
